early termination

The biggest thing keeping most people tied to their cell phone company is the hefty early termination fees attached to their contracts. Even when you can get a better deal at a different company, having to pay upwards of a few hundreds dollars (mine is $325 with AT&T) to get out of your contract can keep you from pulling the trigger. What if the company you're switching to offered to pay that fee for you? That's what prepaid provider Ting is trying. They want to pay your early termination for you to get you to switch -- sort of.